What Does "IP" Really Mean?
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| For readers of Linux Journal, "IP" almost certainly refers to the Internet
| Protocol, part of the TCP/IP suite that underpins the Internet. But to most
| people, if it means anything, "IP" refers to something known as "intellectual
| property". This widespread recognition is rather curious,
| because "intellectual property" does not exist.
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http://www.linuxjournal.com/node/1005736
Also interesting, but for other reasons:
Is there an enemy in peer production? 1) Stefan Meretz
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| And if you look in history, it was never the case, that the suppressed and
| fighting classes gain the power, but those classes, who changed
| the “framework” by bringing a new mode of production into live practically.
| There were class struggles, but for example the new bourgois class in
| feudalism instrumentally used the fights of farmers and craftsmen and the
| need of the ruling feudal class for weapons for their wars. Both,
| farmers/craftsmen and feudalists, lost, capitalists prevailed.
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http://blog.p2pfoundation.net/is-there-an-enemy-in-peer-production-1-stefan-meretz/2007/11/25
Related:
Microsoft Linux spat good news for Novell
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| "Rather than litigate, Microsoft has spent the past three years
| building an intellectual property bridge that works for all
| parties, including open source, and the customer response has
| been tremendously positive," said a Microsoft spokesman.
|
| "Our focus is on continuing to build bridges. Microsoft and
| Novell have already developed a solution that meets the needs
| of customers, furthers interoperability, and advances the
| interests of the industry as a whole.
|
| "Any customer that is concerned about Linux
| intellectual property issues needs only to obtain their open source
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
| subscriptions from Novell."
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http://www.infomaticsonline.co.uk/vnunet/news/2190224/microsoft-linux-patent-spat